Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 28

...   The central bank will release its weekly foreign currency 
reserves data, 1300 GMT. 
     
    SLOVAKIA LEVIES $22.7 MLN FINE ON D.TELEKOM'S UNIT 
    The Slovak anti-monopoly office has levied a 525.8 million 
crown ($22.66 million) fine on a unit of Deutsche Telekom 
 for abusing its dominant market position. 
    [ID:nL27669964] [RTRS-TEL-JUDIC-ELC-PHON-SK] 
     
    NOV PPI UP BY DOUBLE MONTHLY FORECAST 
    Slovak producer prices rose by 0.6 percent month-on-month in 
November, putting annual growth of factory-gate costs at 2.0 
percent, the Slovak Statistics Office said on Thursday. 
    [ID:nL27349644] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY RISE 
    Slovakia's electronics industry is expected to boost its 
contribution to the industrial output growth next year and join 
the already booming car industry, analysts said. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    BUSINESS CONFIDENCE 
    Slovakia's business confidence fell to a 21-month low in 
December, due an expected slowdown of industrial production in 
the coming three months and a modest decline in consumers' 
demand. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
     
    GOVT JOB CUTS 
    Government of Prime Minister Robert Fico fell short to meet 
its goal to sack 20 percent of civil servants at each ministry, 
but Fico said was satisfied with the trend adding the cabinet 
would continue to cut jobs to meet its target. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
     
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